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on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months experience in the selection process. i worked at a trainer and helped out with the helpdesk for the april primary and the may special election. in the general election i worked as a trainer and very reluctantly as an area rap. the area rep job, however, took me out of my -- after training and let me see really what happens out in the wild. so which really good experience that way. one of the things i observed is i thought that we had a never-ending supply of voters all day in d.c. they were much more orderly than i e
on election day. how many of us experience that line, that q. and the answer is, most of us vote absentee because of that responsibility. so one of the things i've tried to do over the years is ideal in advance to ago and i stand in line and i learned a lot. i learnt a lot by listening to people, but that may be something as a professional goal for each of us is experienced the line come experience the way, experience the location. all right? >> my name is lorenzo. i have almost 10 months...
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in that election. you may be less familiar with the second wave of research, which is appearing now and that's about the right time. we've got enough data and information. a number of monographs are coming up. mike alvarez and his colleagues have a recent book by david campbell, a number of articles. i know you don't want to spend your time reading academic work, but there's another wave of good policy oriented work coming out of a new generation of scholars produced. you know, graduate students at 2,002,004 another phd some scholars of the future. the future is bright for continued good work in this field. the second closing comment is pleased on election day survey. the election day survey senses is an absolutely vital piece of information, really the only consistent, reliable, natural source of comparative information we have about election performance in the united states. united states. undersecretary states and local officials don't like to respond to the survey, the processes and procedures have
in that election. you may be less familiar with the second wave of research, which is appearing now and that's about the right time. we've got enough data and information. a number of monographs are coming up. mike alvarez and his colleagues have a recent book by david campbell, a number of articles. i know you don't want to spend your time reading academic work, but there's another wave of good policy oriented work coming out of a new generation of scholars produced. you know, graduate...
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elected. there is the possibility that a judge and a majority and a minority inspector of elections can be elected in each precinct. so in the four-year election cycle we certify over 25,000 separate contests because many of ours run by precinct. the main administrative issue we saw in 2012 was one that didn't happen on election day. and by that i mean is that the state legislature at the beginning of 2012 passed a somewhat restrictive photo voter i.d. law that was to take full effect in the presidential election and was in place at the primary election but it was characterized to be a soft rollout where it wasn't required. it was just requested. the idea requirements -- i.d. requirements in pennsylvania it must be government issued. it must have a photograph and it basically is your driver's license, a passport, a local government issued picture i.d., or a state i.d. from an accredited state institution. and that's it. if you don't have that, you are going to be required to vote a provisional
elected. there is the possibility that a judge and a majority and a minority inspector of elections can be elected in each precinct. so in the four-year election cycle we certify over 25,000 separate contests because many of ours run by precinct. the main administrative issue we saw in 2012 was one that didn't happen on election day. and by that i mean is that the state legislature at the beginning of 2012 passed a somewhat restrictive photo voter i.d. law that was to take full effect in the...
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up for governor seats, up for elections between now and the election. and those are critical races for women and families in this country. we've already seen the priorities of state legislatures across the country in 2011 and 2012, we saw the greatest number of restrictions on access to held and our history. we need to make sure that we've got good, strong, prochoice democratic women governors to draw the line in the sand. they need to be there to draw the line in the sand to protect women's health, to block voter d. laws and to make sure our workers' rights are protected. they have much, much to do both on the economic and healthcare front. truthfully, even though it's january, races have already begun at emily's list. we've got a race right now, which is an open seat in the illinois second congressional district, and there are -- i can't believe it -- three prochoice democratic women running in that election right now. this starts early on emily's list, and this is almost exactly how our cycle started two years ago. last cycle it started with five hou
up for governor seats, up for elections between now and the election. and those are critical races for women and families in this country. we've already seen the priorities of state legislatures across the country in 2011 and 2012, we saw the greatest number of restrictions on access to held and our history. we need to make sure that we've got good, strong, prochoice democratic women governors to draw the line in the sand. they need to be there to draw the line in the sand to protect women's...
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to election. the best evidence, to me, that the tea party movement is it's not here to stay, then at least matured, it's entered the bloodstream is by the voting behavior of congressmen. you see, you know, for example, you know, the ryan budget and, you know, on both times, both in 2011 and 2012 when it was up for a vote, all republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they failed to vote for it, they will be primaried by someone who gets to their right, and, in fact, one of the people that i write about in the book is a moderate republican named emerson in missouri, and she voted against a couple of things that, you know, voting behavior not deemed sufficiently red winged who wrote things saying, hey, tea party e -- party, here's a primary. that strikes into the heart of legislators. >> in fact, if governor romney loses, the response will be we told you so. >> exactly, enough with the moderates already, sir. >> assuming the gridlock, what do you see
to election. the best evidence, to me, that the tea party movement is it's not here to stay, then at least matured, it's entered the bloodstream is by the voting behavior of congressmen. you see, you know, for example, you know, the ryan budget and, you know, on both times, both in 2011 and 2012 when it was up for a vote, all republicans who previously voted against it now vote for it. the reason for this is that if they failed to vote for it, they will be primaried by someone who gets to their...
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elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino voters to be as high as it was four years ago. um, the fact that it was to me suggests something more fundamental is going on than just a kind of personal loyalty there. but i think we won't know until we see it, you know? i think this is one of the things that we'll all be kind of struggling with going into 2016 as to whether the fundamentals we see now are the new world or just a passing, passing pattern. >> michael, on behalf of the faculty, students, staff of taubman center, thank you so much for a fascinat
elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino...
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and people would say but that is going to hurt them in the next election. we say politicians didn't enter politics just to stand on principle. very few people think that politicians were attracted to politics because they were the most principled people in the population. they were attracted to politics because they want the government that takes leadership and it takes leadership takes relationship. we have this phrase which is familiarity breeds contempt. it is no accident that ted kennedy and orrin hatch crafted a compromise is. they were both strong partisans but they had the spirit of compromise. that is our main prescription for compromise. >> but if you look at senator hatch, she was pretty well threatened by the team party in the primary and being ousted from office because some of his compromises. >> true, and the compromise is different, the government is becoming more and more difficult, however, if politicians -- where we remember orrin hatch we remember him for passing grade legislation to protect children's health care from ted kennedy. we are
and people would say but that is going to hurt them in the next election. we say politicians didn't enter politics just to stand on principle. very few people think that politicians were attracted to politics because they were the most principled people in the population. they were attracted to politics because they want the government that takes leadership and it takes leadership takes relationship. we have this phrase which is familiarity breeds contempt. it is no accident that ted kennedy...
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i know what elections are like in that part of the world. it was a fore gone conclusion he became president. power was slipping away further and further from the north. when i speak of the north, by the way, i want to be very careful here and emphasize i'm never talking about the entire north, but i'm talking specifically of a hard core north, to whom the very concept of democracy in the fullest sense is complete -- routeless who ma nip lace, serve themselves into the -- i want to ensure that in the hands of the most corrupt among the north so i don't use expressions like the northings but confronted by a very determined mafia, northern mafia who has remain with them. this, his name is, by the way, the president of nigh nigeria ws sworn into power sitting there for four years, and rumblings began he was going to go for a second term. now, this hard core looked at what is happening and decided that it was time to ensure that there was no repeat of the last mistake. that is when they inserted the religious cycle and said to those thinking they
i know what elections are like in that part of the world. it was a fore gone conclusion he became president. power was slipping away further and further from the north. when i speak of the north, by the way, i want to be very careful here and emphasize i'm never talking about the entire north, but i'm talking specifically of a hard core north, to whom the very concept of democracy in the fullest sense is complete -- routeless who ma nip lace, serve themselves into the -- i want to ensure that...
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that this is a different election. when we told the respondents that a historic number of democratic women had been elected, 56% -- and keep in mind these are independent women voters, not democrats, not republicans -- 56% thought it would make a positive difference only 8% thought the opposite. and again, these are independent women. this is a call for women's leadership in this country. and we saw the gop agenda and they really did understand the harm that was going to do to our rights and freedoms that we have fought for for so long. and they reacted to read de reacted by sending a group of people to washington that they felt had the right priorities. and we asked women also about the problems they had with the candidates they voted against. why did you vote against these republicans? and it wasn't just the debt or health care or social issues. they were most concerned that these candidates were going to take america back to the failed policies of the past. these independent women across the country want to move for
that this is a different election. when we told the respondents that a historic number of democratic women had been elected, 56% -- and keep in mind these are independent women voters, not democrats, not republicans -- 56% thought it would make a positive difference only 8% thought the opposite. and again, these are independent women. this is a call for women's leadership in this country. and we saw the gop agenda and they really did understand the harm that was going to do to our rights and...
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public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the dribbing, talking to voters, cultivating donations. it would be game changing. completely change who politicians listen to as they stand up to the issues. biggest thing against us on the democratic and republican party is corporate money and corporate benefactors who expect special interest so we will fight that. >> host: does the growth of the agenda benefit the american public? least productive congress ever, talking about the partisanship and that is not led to productivity because as one congressman is quoted as saying, 112 fought a
public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the...
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[applause] and our newly-elected official representing new hampshire's 2nd district, representative-elect ann mclane custer. ms. . [applause] and finally this morning, the new governor for the state of new hampshire, please, join me in welcoming governor-elect maggie hassan. [cheers and applause] >> welcome, welcome, welcome. so exciting. thank you all so much for coming out. excuse my back. good morning, gayle. good to see you. [laughter] so great to see all of you this morning. and thank you so much, really appreciate it. good morning. we have a lot to talk about this morning, and in my world never enough time. i'm sure yours as well. so i think i'm just going to just jump right in. i hope we can have a great, well-rounded conversation to take us to around 9:15, 9:20 or so. l the first question i actually want to ask you is something we talked about in the staff. on the day after the election, people all over the united states just seemed so profoundly excited, celebrating this historic moment, viewing it as an historic moment. i just have to ask you what does it mean to you, and i'm re
[applause] and our newly-elected official representing new hampshire's 2nd district, representative-elect ann mclane custer. ms. . [applause] and finally this morning, the new governor for the state of new hampshire, please, join me in welcoming governor-elect maggie hassan. [cheers and applause] >> welcome, welcome, welcome. so exciting. thank you all so much for coming out. excuse my back. good morning, gayle. good to see you. [laughter] so great to see all of you this morning. and...
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the public yawned, and if elected taft. there is a fascinating paradox that works in our nation's history. america, the first and most relentlessly modern nation, is to the consternation of the social scientists also the most religious modern nation. one important reason for this is that we have disentangled religion from public institutions. there has long been a commonplace assumption, one that my dear friend, pat moynihan, himself a liberal in good standing, called the liberal expectancy. it was and still is the assumption of most intellectuals, that as science, rationalism and the rationale of market society event, as the disenchantment of the world perceives the pace, paris modern forces will lose their history, shaping saliency. the two most important of these allegedly free modern forces are religion and ethnicity. of course, every day and every region, events refused the liberal expectancy. religion, and especially religion in tangled with reinforcing and ethnicity, still drives history. religion is also central to
the public yawned, and if elected taft. there is a fascinating paradox that works in our nation's history. america, the first and most relentlessly modern nation, is to the consternation of the social scientists also the most religious modern nation. one important reason for this is that we have disentangled religion from public institutions. there has long been a commonplace assumption, one that my dear friend, pat moynihan, himself a liberal in good standing, called the liberal expectancy. it...
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he wasn't elected president. he knows no elective office. so we have the president of the united states was responsible for figuring out how to solve our problems and who has not come up with a serious cost-cutting measure as of yet. tell me what you think barack obama will do? will he he say that i need a yes on this cost-cutting? instead of dealing with the fact that the president of the united states is once again failing to provide leadership, the president has gotten worried about whether grover norquist defines the republican party. as we all know, we are not worthy of the news media's perspective on. we are a party that will disappear. listen to the tone of the language when you watch morning joe or even fox and friends. i just want to make two points. grover did something important. he came up with the idea of a no tax increase pledge as a way of drawing a line in the sand. i voted attacks increases under reagan. i voted against it for george h. w. bush. it was a disaster and a fundamental mistake. and when we balanced the budget in
he wasn't elected president. he knows no elective office. so we have the president of the united states was responsible for figuring out how to solve our problems and who has not come up with a serious cost-cutting measure as of yet. tell me what you think barack obama will do? will he he say that i need a yes on this cost-cutting? instead of dealing with the fact that the president of the united states is once again failing to provide leadership, the president has gotten worried about whether...
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the message of the election is the brutal early and the effect is. i may become much or as a during my two and a half years in washington, but i see this as a way of until the crater since someone does have an ability if the american people get so sick of it and someone takes the chance to breaks away from the genius consultant to make so much money off of this process is then going to do it differently and we get back to the positive campaign to see if it works. i just don't see a lot of area of optimism. [applause] >> i wouldn't hold my breath for that one. but just to close it out with a slightly different perspective, i covered bill clinton and the hatred was heading towards him as early as his first campaign in 1974 when he ran for congress in northwest arkansas and was criticized in the pulpits of fair comment, the in, that level of future hall, has only increased 20 fold over the course of the years and even that technology in itself is mutual, the way things can be spread now by relief to millions of people of misinformation only intensifies
the message of the election is the brutal early and the effect is. i may become much or as a during my two and a half years in washington, but i see this as a way of until the crater since someone does have an ability if the american people get so sick of it and someone takes the chance to breaks away from the genius consultant to make so much money off of this process is then going to do it differently and we get back to the positive campaign to see if it works. i just don't see a lot of area...
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for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels, provisional voting, if it was in person voting and so forth. that did have an effect on how to administer it the election. we could have been a little more prepared, knowing what the outcome would have been in terms of national scrutiny. many times i asked to be interviewed by fox news and my counterpart at nbc was on and they want our perspective on many issues which caused more local scrutiny of the board and more height in terms of in-house voting. another issue we were not particularly addressed in, third party interest groups, the norm
for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels,...
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that's a true test of a democracy is whether there's not merely an election, and russia has elections, i serve there, but whether there's an election, another candidate wins, and power is handed over to that candidate. iraq is in the at that milestone yet. what we had in december 2011 was a relatively stable iraq, a lot of hopes, but, i think, unfortunately, the situation in iraq has deteriorated politically over the past year, and, also, iraq has been less aligned with american interests and more aligned with actually iranian interests in as far as the serian conflict is concerned. >> host: phone lines open now so feel free. democrats 202-585-3880, and independents, 202-585-3882. let us know if you received in iraq as well, and your thoughts on what's happening now. phone lines open. i want to go back to the political situation in iraq. talk about prime minister nuri al maliki and what his role is today in iraq before the segment started. you said he's not saddam hussein. >> right, he's not saddam hussein in the fact that saddam was an extremely brutal dictator who killed tens of tho
that's a true test of a democracy is whether there's not merely an election, and russia has elections, i serve there, but whether there's an election, another candidate wins, and power is handed over to that candidate. iraq is in the at that milestone yet. what we had in december 2011 was a relatively stable iraq, a lot of hopes, but, i think, unfortunately, the situation in iraq has deteriorated politically over the past year, and, also, iraq has been less aligned with american interests and...
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it was a much different election. we were in the midst of a financial crisis, a crisis -- forgot my clock. otherwise i'll go on for, like, 45 minutes. a financial crisis that really started here in the united states but brought almost the entire global economy to its knees. and in the course of that election and with president obama taking office, we really as a country were at a crossroads of where we would go next with a system that was clearly a broken status quo. would we go back as a country to the stable financial regulation, boring banking that was enacted after the last major financial crisis, the great depression? boring, but effective. decade upon decade of financial stability, um, that had ushered in a remarkable era of growth for this country. but, you unfortunately, which hd been broken down piece by piece in the decade leading up to the financial crisis. or would we double down on that system? would we take those banks that were so large and so interconnected and so politically powerful that our leadersh
it was a much different election. we were in the midst of a financial crisis, a crisis -- forgot my clock. otherwise i'll go on for, like, 45 minutes. a financial crisis that really started here in the united states but brought almost the entire global economy to its knees. and in the course of that election and with president obama taking office, we really as a country were at a crossroads of where we would go next with a system that was clearly a broken status quo. would we go back as a...
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after election after election. joe kennedy's father believed that irish-catholic poll -- politicians department have -- didn't have to appear as clowns, you know? curly was a clown, you know, and they were boisterous. they were loud. they were rebel rowsers. they were the worse kind of populous. joe kennedy's father was not, and one of the reasons why joe, himself, did not enter politics was that he was totally fed up with his irish-catholic, what he had seen as the dominant irish-catholic posturing to the people, you know? to the don't vote for that guy, he's not irish-catholic. only an irish-catholic can look after you. they looked after their own pockets. >> any comments on the lobotomy story with his daughter rosemary being done so she would not embarrass the kennedys and prevent the boys from becoming president? >> yeah. i spent a lot of time researching and found a lot of stuff. no. you can blame kennedy for a lot of stuff, but not for this. he loved that child. when he moved all the other children back to th
after election after election. joe kennedy's father believed that irish-catholic poll -- politicians department have -- didn't have to appear as clowns, you know? curly was a clown, you know, and they were boisterous. they were loud. they were rebel rowsers. they were the worse kind of populous. joe kennedy's father was not, and one of the reasons why joe, himself, did not enter politics was that he was totally fed up with his irish-catholic, what he had seen as the dominant irish-catholic...
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the american people elected the same people over and over and over. until that stops i don't know how americans are going to move forward. another comment i wanted to make too is that, talking about the left-wing media, that is correct. there is the hannity show -- it doesn't help. >> host: robert costa his comment that there is back and forth behind the scenes that we don't know but? >> guest: the 2012 election house republicans lost a lot of seats but there was no rebellion within the caucus in the internal leadership to break with cantor, boehner or mccarthy, the top three. the only real race he saw was for conference chairman cathy mcmorris-rodgers represented from washington who ran against tom price a representative from georgia for the number four spot. cathy mcmorris-rodgers beat out prices of former chairman of the republican study committee a conservative group in the house so you saw that level the fourth ranking level some fighting. boehner kantian mccarthy seemed pretty safe. when i talk to members one-on-one watai senses they might have
the american people elected the same people over and over and over. until that stops i don't know how americans are going to move forward. another comment i wanted to make too is that, talking about the left-wing media, that is correct. there is the hannity show -- it doesn't help. >> host: robert costa his comment that there is back and forth behind the scenes that we don't know but? >> guest: the 2012 election house republicans lost a lot of seats but there was no rebellion within...
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their elected leaders must be able to do the same. [applause] the people of new hampshire have made it clear that they want to restore balance, that they want us to work together. let us promise ourselves today that we will meet our challenges by focusing on common sense solutions born collaboration, that we will together and the area of hasty, reactive government. [applause] [applause] [applause] i understand the work of the house and the senate. i was honored to be one of you. what you do matters and affects the lives of real old. to the best of my abilities, i will work with you and foster open dialogue. in return, i urge members of both parties to share your ideas and concerns with me. my door will be opened and together we can find a way to solve problems and make new hampshire a better place. clap back among the most challenging tasks ahead is the need to foster innovative economic growth while continuing to balance the state budget. while we are seeing signs of recovery and growth, we still face fiscal and search and see. we wi
their elected leaders must be able to do the same. [applause] the people of new hampshire have made it clear that they want to restore balance, that they want us to work together. let us promise ourselves today that we will meet our challenges by focusing on common sense solutions born collaboration, that we will together and the area of hasty, reactive government. [applause] [applause] [applause] i understand the work of the house and the senate. i was honored to be one of you. what you do...
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the midterm election. everybody's running for the midterm and all the capital that you gained is gone. some presidents get this. johnson got it, george w. bush got it, she was very, very shrewd about cramming things through, and we believe the barack obama got it partially because she dragged the research. we have reason to believe that he would be advisers read this book and they got the move quickly so imagine there was a feeling in the administration to put health care off until things settle down a little bit. the point man for health care had a tax problem. he was suddenly no one great part of the administration team and a lot of people said its february of the first year let's put this off. some of the people in the room put it off and it never passed. now imagine if they had put it off to the point where bill clinton actually put health care on the congressional hopper that would be the first month of the second year january of 2010 what happens in january of 2010? scott brown wins the special elect
the midterm election. everybody's running for the midterm and all the capital that you gained is gone. some presidents get this. johnson got it, george w. bush got it, she was very, very shrewd about cramming things through, and we believe the barack obama got it partially because she dragged the research. we have reason to believe that he would be advisers read this book and they got the move quickly so imagine there was a feeling in the administration to put health care off until things...
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turns to president-elect of the semester or not to president-elect, hurry up, were almost out of time. when you win an election for a very brief moment you have this enormous amount of capital. you say f. he singled day and most presidents forget that. they say that people have selected me. that means they selected my agenda and that's true. for six months the agenda will dominate washington. after month seven was someone talking about? everybody's running for the midterm and all the u. k. this gone. some presidents get this. johnson got it, george w. bush got it. he was very, very shrewd about creeping things through and we believe barack obama got it partially because he had read the research. we have reason to believe he orale spacers that this boat and moved quickly. so imagine there is some feeling in the industry should to put health care off until things had settled down a little bit. the piping for health care, tom daschle had a tax problem. he was suddenly no longer part of the administration team and a lot of people said it's february of your first year. let's put this off.
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it goes on election cycle after election cycle after election cycle. >> well, your show itself played somewhat of a role, and you, yourself faced one of the great media figures in the election which was john, and i wonder if you could share with our audience what it was like to face the evil master himself. it was up there among john stossel as a truly train wrecked interview, but fascinating to that effect. when he said, "oh, you -- when i questioned him, he said, "well your public radio there to kiss the president's butt. why pay attention to you?" you know, public radio is always so civil. in fact, generally public radio is much civil than bob and i are on our program, and so in a way, it was refreshing, here he is, here's a guy, you know, unvarnished, and it was very edited, but i never edit to win the argument, and as a result, we never get complaints about the edits that we do, but he was who he was. in a sense, i thought it was really useful even though i was left kind of speechless through it. >> he has that effect whoever he talk abouts to. you bring up the notion of npr, and
it goes on election cycle after election cycle after election cycle. >> well, your show itself played somewhat of a role, and you, yourself faced one of the great media figures in the election which was john, and i wonder if you could share with our audience what it was like to face the evil master himself. it was up there among john stossel as a truly train wrecked interview, but fascinating to that effect. when he said, "oh, you -- when i questioned him, he said, "well your...
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what do the american people elect politicians to do? they elect them to office to use the power of their office to take what belongs to one american and bring it back, bring it back to them. that is, they want politics to do for them that they did a identical thing privately they would go to jail. that is if i took your money to help some elderly person or some poor person today and help somebody i would go to jail. c-span: why didn't the public hold these elected officials accountable? >> guest: well because they are doing what the public wants them to do. imagine some of the viewers might be upset about this, but imagine i am running for the united states senate from let's say north carolina, any state, and i go back and forth across the state and i tell my fellow north carolinians, look, if you elect me i have read the united states constitution. if you elect me to office don't expect for me to bring back aid to higher education, highway construction funds, other public projects, meals on wheels, senior citizen prescription drugs bec
what do the american people elect politicians to do? they elect them to office to use the power of their office to take what belongs to one american and bring it back, bring it back to them. that is, they want politics to do for them that they did a identical thing privately they would go to jail. that is if i took your money to help some elderly person or some poor person today and help somebody i would go to jail. c-span: why didn't the public hold these elected officials accountable?...
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when he was first elected mayor, he was the republican candidate. he was championed by kind of the upper crust liberal set that lived up on the east side of providence around brown university. and they were the elites, they were the people that didn't need things from city hall. they weren't looking for patronage or contracts, and they were looking for good government. and, you know, buddy had a cynical saying even though he was their champion when he first was elected, he had a saying good government will only get you good government. when you come down from, you know, college hill and you cross the providence river, you know, you have to cut deals, and you have to do things like that to get things done. and when he came in as mayor the first time, remember, he was a republican in a city that hadn't elected a republican since the great depression. he was the first italian-american mayor in a city that had been ruled by irish democrats for decades, and he had a city council that was committed to his destruction just like the republican congress was
when he was first elected mayor, he was the republican candidate. he was championed by kind of the upper crust liberal set that lived up on the east side of providence around brown university. and they were the elites, they were the people that didn't need things from city hall. they weren't looking for patronage or contracts, and they were looking for good government. and, you know, buddy had a cynical saying even though he was their champion when he first was elected, he had a saying good...
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he -- of course, gerald ford lost the election. and he went on to become mayor and get ensnared in some corruption. there was a massive investigation in the early 1980's. the ad characters like buckles and blackjack and bellows stealing manhole covers, stealing asphalt, cutting all kinds of crooked deals selling city trucks to private donors, and that sort of thing. and there was massive corruption and several people in the administration went to prison. they never got the body because his top aide never rented them out, went to prison instead himself. but buddy was caught up in a personal peril dispute. he went to -- through a nasty divorce. he basically suspected this businessman who had been a friend of his was sleeping with his wife and invited the man to his house on powers street one night, and with his city police bodyguard, held the men prisoner for several hours, tortured him with a list cigarette, try to hit him with a fireplace log, through an ashtray at him at one point and ultimately was charged with assault in that ep
he -- of course, gerald ford lost the election. and he went on to become mayor and get ensnared in some corruption. there was a massive investigation in the early 1980's. the ad characters like buckles and blackjack and bellows stealing manhole covers, stealing asphalt, cutting all kinds of crooked deals selling city trucks to private donors, and that sort of thing. and there was massive corruption and several people in the administration went to prison. they never got the body because his top...
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in 1824 jackson beats john quincy adams in the election. he was the popular vote, but the electoral college flips and he loses the popular vote. i'm sleeping in palm the -- on speaking in palm beach county, so you all know a lot about these scenarios. he comes back in four years in 1828 and beats john quincy adams. in 1828, is merely the second nastiest election american history. of course, this current one being the nastiest. all the negative ads in such. there is no love lost between jackson and john quincy adams. jackson's supporters don't call john quincy adams are excellently -- your excellency. they call him their fraudulent seat. so it's this huge scandal. to the point where rachael becomes increasingly religious with every passing year. health diminishes to the point where now all these scandals about her are really affecting her mental-health and a physical off. she is hoping and praying that jackson doesn't win, the she does not to go to the white house so that her scandal becomes a national story and not just -- she's helping, wr
in 1824 jackson beats john quincy adams in the election. he was the popular vote, but the electoral college flips and he loses the popular vote. i'm sleeping in palm the -- on speaking in palm beach county, so you all know a lot about these scenarios. he comes back in four years in 1828 and beats john quincy adams. in 1828, is merely the second nastiest election american history. of course, this current one being the nastiest. all the negative ads in such. there is no love lost between jackson...
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they need and the fact is the unemployment rate today is lower than the rate we inherited at the last election. over the last year job creation in britain was faster is and any other g-7 country but we have a long way to go to rebalance our economy and get growth in the private sector that we need but we are on the right track. 1 million private-sector jobs over the last two years, the fastest rate of new business creation for decades. good signs the economy is balancing. we need to encourage that by staying on top of our deficit and getting the deficit down rather than giving in on every decision as we have seen today from the labor party. >> according to the children's society, 40,000 soldiers, 60,000 teachers and 300,000 nurses will lose out with a result of decisions to cut tax credit and other benefits. why are hard-working people like this paying for his economic failure? >> hon. lady needs to remember why we are having to take these decisions in the first place. is to deal with record budget deficit by the labor party. that is the background of this. the real question, the real question
they need and the fact is the unemployment rate today is lower than the rate we inherited at the last election. over the last year job creation in britain was faster is and any other g-7 country but we have a long way to go to rebalance our economy and get growth in the private sector that we need but we are on the right track. 1 million private-sector jobs over the last two years, the fastest rate of new business creation for decades. good signs the economy is balancing. we need to encourage...
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election. there's a lot of political activity in afghanistan, different groups getting together and talking to each other. the challenge with the political transition is we don't have a political system to prepare institutionally and properly for the transition. that is one challenge. the second challenge is as much as these political leaders in afghanistan getting together and talking to each other, no one is really taking a lead to take a clear position on national issues because of the uncertainties surrounding afghanistan on one hand and on the other hand as you can expect, president karzai is a sitting president even if he doesn't muzzle iran for the presidency he wants to have the most important influence on determining the succession and outcome of the transition and therefore i don't think he is going to endorse that soon because as soon as he endorses a person or political force he will become that. .. >> the second transition is acknowledgment. in afghanistan, we are transitioning fro
election. there's a lot of political activity in afghanistan, different groups getting together and talking to each other. the challenge with the political transition is we don't have a political system to prepare institutionally and properly for the transition. that is one challenge. the second challenge is as much as these political leaders in afghanistan getting together and talking to each other, no one is really taking a lead to take a clear position on national issues because of the...
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some problems ensued and gerald ford lost the election. he went on to become mayor. he had characters who were running around the city stealing manhole covers, selling trucks to private owners. and there was massive corruption. several people in the administration went to prison. he never rounded out his top aide. but he is part of a personal narrative went through a nasty divorce. he basically accused a businessman of sleeping with his wife. a bodyguard held him prisoner for several hours and tortured him with a lit cigarette. he was ultimately charged with assault. and not force his resignation in 1984. and that was the end of the political career. he spent the next exteriors on talk radio is a popular host. in 1990 he ran for mayor again with a slogan that he never stopped caring. "the wall street journal" called his comeback wonderful end of 1990 he was elected by a few hundred votes. ..
some problems ensued and gerald ford lost the election. he went on to become mayor. he had characters who were running around the city stealing manhole covers, selling trucks to private owners. and there was massive corruption. several people in the administration went to prison. he never rounded out his top aide. but he is part of a personal narrative went through a nasty divorce. he basically accused a businessman of sleeping with his wife. a bodyguard held him prisoner for several hours and...
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it's not only elected officials that governor. it's the whole society that governors. -- [inaudible] just having them is not enough. there will be a need to enforce them and enforce them very strongly. it's often not -- and maybe they need updated. i'm not a specialist. if they need to be updated. fine. i spoke already about the commitment of the -- [inaudible] to be behind it. [inaudible] education on the risk on where to build and not build is also important. following education we need provide incentives to do build -- [inaudible] and the banking sector needs to be enforced. discount on loan if you build in compliance with building code. it's god to help and maybe the international community can help in this. it doesn't make sense to wait until another disaster happens and we have the same issue. i think in term of the more structure approach to what urban development is maybe a contrary develop the areas, and mitigate the migration from the rural areas to the city. these central decision of services also something which will b
it's not only elected officials that governor. it's the whole society that governors. -- [inaudible] just having them is not enough. there will be a need to enforce them and enforce them very strongly. it's often not -- and maybe they need updated. i'm not a specialist. if they need to be updated. fine. i spoke already about the commitment of the -- [inaudible] to be behind it. [inaudible] education on the risk on where to build and not build is also important. following education we need...
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that's before this next two years where we have 38 governorships up for election, re-election, and we're going to have a lot of women stepping up to run for these governorships. that's the bench for '16, '20, and '24. >> host: she says the president, emily's list.org, the web site of the organization. thank you for your time. >> guest: thank you. my pleasure. >> tomorrow on washington journal, >> next on c-span2, a forum on the future of the guantanamo do tension facility. then the secretary of the air force talks about the state of that branch of the military. after that, discussion on the role of women in military conflicts. >> now guantanamo bay prison opponents criticize president obama for not vetoing a defense bill that bars the transfer of detainees from the detention center. panelist describe the situation where dozens of prisoners have been cleared for release but cannot be moved because of bills passed by congress. the facility has now been open for 11 years. this an hour and a half. >> i'm the director of national security studies here. the 11th never -- 11th 11th anniversary
that's before this next two years where we have 38 governorships up for election, re-election, and we're going to have a lot of women stepping up to run for these governorships. that's the bench for '16, '20, and '24. >> host: she says the president, emily's list.org, the web site of the organization. thank you for your time. >> guest: thank you. my pleasure. >> tomorrow on washington journal, >> next on c-span2, a forum on the future of the guantanamo do tension...
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they want to adjust elect general leaders. what about one got in an argument with local authorities and said enough. and he started the arab spring movement. there are two microphones. we have time for some questions, and we will alternate from one side to the other. we begin with this microphone here. >> okay. i am very proud that you are here tonight. i appreciate you being here to talk with us this evening. since you have been on both sides of alaska was is, do you think that our military forces that it is comparable to anything else in the world? are we asking to not only to defend them but to understand them? >> the principles and the reasons for the existence of the military is to defend us and by the state's power. that doesn't mean we can do other things. but that has to be the principal mission in my humble view. the way the constitution is written, we raise and support onerous. fundamentally when you look at japan and germany after world war ii, they were not run by diplomats. douglas macarthur in a series of general
they want to adjust elect general leaders. what about one got in an argument with local authorities and said enough. and he started the arab spring movement. there are two microphones. we have time for some questions, and we will alternate from one side to the other. we begin with this microphone here. >> okay. i am very proud that you are here tonight. i appreciate you being here to talk with us this evening. since you have been on both sides of alaska was is, do you think that our...
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i'm proud of the hearings question in florida on the 2000 election. because we heard, again, from people that nobody would listen to and we found out there were thousands of people who were registered to vote who were legal voters, and they just wouldn't let them vote. it was that simple. i never will forget the minister who came in, and said that when he went down vote with his family they told him that he was a convicted felon and he couldn't vote. he said, that's not true, the only time i've ever been to the court house when i was testifying for somebody in a case they asked me to testify in. i voted here in the same precinct last anytime. why are you telling me i'm a convicting felony in front of his family and friends and neighbors. they said you have to get out of here. you're a felon. it turns out he wasn't a felon. he wasn't convicted of anything. they had rigged up the information on voters and purged voter list and anybody who had a name that was similar to somebody else's name they said they were felonies. and they there were thousand of pe
i'm proud of the hearings question in florida on the 2000 election. because we heard, again, from people that nobody would listen to and we found out there were thousands of people who were registered to vote who were legal voters, and they just wouldn't let them vote. it was that simple. i never will forget the minister who came in, and said that when he went down vote with his family they told him that he was a convicted felon and he couldn't vote. he said, that's not true, the only time i've...
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whether that is changing, we're in a shadow of the 2012 election, we don't know yet. i think it's still too early to tell. but certainly the last generation or two of american politics has been dominated by a more conservative orientation of the whole political culture. and i think using the family, something that we are all familiar with and comfortable with as a lens to really tell us a lot about that transformation. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to providence, rhode island, and the many other cities visited by our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> next on booktv, caroline kennedy, daughter of former president john f. kennedy, presents a panel discussion on the collection of recordings of the late president in conversation from the oval office and cabinet room in july 1962. the tapes include discussions on numerous topics of the day, including the cuban missile crisis and vietnam. this is about an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm the executive director of the john f. kennedy library foundation and on behalf
whether that is changing, we're in a shadow of the 2012 election, we don't know yet. i think it's still too early to tell. but certainly the last generation or two of american politics has been dominated by a more conservative orientation of the whole political culture. and i think using the family, something that we are all familiar with and comfortable with as a lens to really tell us a lot about that transformation. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to providence, rhode...
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he was their champion when he was first elected. he had a saying, good government will get you good government. when you come down from collegeville across the providence river you have to cut deals and you have to do things like that to get things done. when he came in as mayor the first time, he was a republican so you had an elected republican since the great depression. he was the first italian-american mayor and the city that had been ruled irish democrats for decades. yet a city council that was committed to his destruction just like a republican congress is to barack obama's downfall in his first term. he had to work with those guys and he did work with him. he also machiavelli and university had, he outlasted them. he outmaneuvered them. they refuse to confirm any of his appointments and then there was the famous massacre they called it where the city council at a meeting and they didn't have a quorum because there were three members who had been arrested or indicted or convicted of various crimes such as insurance fraud. an
he was their champion when he was first elected. he had a saying, good government will get you good government. when you come down from collegeville across the providence river you have to cut deals and you have to do things like that to get things done. when he came in as mayor the first time, he was a republican so you had an elected republican since the great depression. he was the first italian-american mayor and the city that had been ruled irish democrats for decades. yet a city council...
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the second is about a stolen election. you know, a stolen election is parted -- when you see them stealing this election and you see that negative campaigning he uses, you get angry at him for. the third volume is the angriest because as you know there is a section of leland olds, a liberal duty of their other federal power commission. johnson becomes senator and he's been putting their by the oil and natural gas financed by the people. his job is to destroy leland olds. anyone who watches in my book, why didn't such detail, destroy this man's reputation to the rest of his life is just ruined. it's horrible and the johnson comes over in the series in which johnson is chairing and destroying things you don't take this personally coming to you? it's only politics, you know. get very angry. c-span: when were you the most angry at another person that you are trying to get information out of? >> guest: a greater%? bright code there had to be a time when bob carroll had a temper this process. >> guest: bob caro as anyone will te
the second is about a stolen election. you know, a stolen election is parted -- when you see them stealing this election and you see that negative campaigning he uses, you get angry at him for. the third volume is the angriest because as you know there is a section of leland olds, a liberal duty of their other federal power commission. johnson becomes senator and he's been putting their by the oil and natural gas financed by the people. his job is to destroy leland olds. anyone who watches in...
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we're standing in line with people who are sad about the election. but gutfeld is the one voice that makes us laugh. you are the will rogers/john wayne of our generation, so thank you. i'm serious. [applause] >> i think of myself more like shania twain, but okay. >> hi, greg. thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. >> both you and are not so tall but we're big in -- >> i think i'm a little taller than you are. >> everybody is a little taller than me. >> thanks for bringing it up. do you have any questions except about my height? >> die. it's not serious. i was watching "the five" the other night and i'm wonder egg you got an avalanche of e-mailsful you were talking to the group and wowanted to use the phrase fiscal cliff, and you slipped and said something else i won't say. but i just want to know if anybody else caught it besides me. >> a lot of people did. okay. if you do two shows a day, that's going to happen. and by the way, i'm not even sure what i said. but there are two versions of it. there's one that is profane and then there's one that is re
we're standing in line with people who are sad about the election. but gutfeld is the one voice that makes us laugh. you are the will rogers/john wayne of our generation, so thank you. i'm serious. [applause] >> i think of myself more like shania twain, but okay. >> hi, greg. thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. >> both you and are not so tall but we're big in -- >> i think i'm a little taller than you are. >> everybody is a little taller than me. >>...
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i cannot do it now or there will be all right when rebellion and we will lose the elections. after word will do. he says this to tip o'neill, roger hilton. >> i'm sure you grew up on them. the secret history of the war that was written. the famous by release them to the public, to the press. is it true the pentagon papers talk about vietnam as a time when the viet cong is sitting territory? so perhaps by the 54 election this would have been a major issue for kennedy and he would have had to come again. >> counterfactual. >> but we think that kennedy had a certain kind of self-confidence. kennedy said at one point that if somebody comes in and argues to me about unemployment, i can refute him. they have no problem. an intelligence community, the military comes in. you're always used to assume that they have a special knowledge that i did have because they have learned something different. at a later point he says, i'm going to tell my successor that the most important thing he has to know is not to trust the military, not to trust the joint chiefs. kennedy stood up to those pe
i cannot do it now or there will be all right when rebellion and we will lose the elections. after word will do. he says this to tip o'neill, roger hilton. >> i'm sure you grew up on them. the secret history of the war that was written. the famous by release them to the public, to the press. is it true the pentagon papers talk about vietnam as a time when the viet cong is sitting territory? so perhaps by the 54 election this would have been a major issue for kennedy and he would have had...
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look, let's take an example that was big in the election campaign. car companies going bankrupt during the last cycle. america, big capitalist country, doesn't have a social safety net, so if those countries went bankrupt, a million people would be out of work. it'd be a social catastrophe. so the government had to step in and bail those companies out. sweden had a car company that went bankrupt, saab. but because of the social safety net and extensive retraining programs, they let saab go bankrupt. they let the market take its course. which is more capitalist? the country with a safety net that could allow the market to do its thing or the country without one that couldn't afford to let the market do its thing? >> host: and finally, let's go back to the title, "power, inc.." is this a how-to? >> guest: well, i suppose you could read it that way, but i think it's more a cautionary tale. i think it's a story about how the growth of the power of private actors has expanded dramatically not just over the past decade, but over the past thousand years, th
look, let's take an example that was big in the election campaign. car companies going bankrupt during the last cycle. america, big capitalist country, doesn't have a social safety net, so if those countries went bankrupt, a million people would be out of work. it'd be a social catastrophe. so the government had to step in and bail those companies out. sweden had a car company that went bankrupt, saab. but because of the social safety net and extensive retraining programs, they let saab go...
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polk in the election of 1844. a defeat which he never expected and, frankly, did not believe. and the defeat was probably caused by the fact that he was opposed to the war. unfortunately, henry clay not only have suffered through the defeat at his namesake and favorite son henry clay junior, like john j. hardin although he was awake, volunteered to lead troops into mexico. so junior becomes a leader, a kentucky troops, takes them down to mexico and he is killed at the battle of buena vista just like john j. hardin is. so henry clay has to face the death of his son in this war he did not believe in, and after his son's death, he becomes very religious. he gets baptized and he decides to make a speech opposing the war that helps to bring the war to a close. and clay's speech which is hugely important because reporters traveled over 100 miles to hear it, and the newly invented telegraph meant that within a couple days of the speech being uttered by him it was reported around the country. clay's speech really touched on all of those for a opposing the war. he talks about how immor
polk in the election of 1844. a defeat which he never expected and, frankly, did not believe. and the defeat was probably caused by the fact that he was opposed to the war. unfortunately, henry clay not only have suffered through the defeat at his namesake and favorite son henry clay junior, like john j. hardin although he was awake, volunteered to lead troops into mexico. so junior becomes a leader, a kentucky troops, takes them down to mexico and he is killed at the battle of buena vista just...
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they specialize in downtown someone higher to make a downtown plan elected and if there with my family, preferably for a month. there's many reasons to pursue a city where you plan it. first it's more efficient in terms of travel and meetings, something that can become expensive. second to get to know a place to memorize every building, street and block. it gives you the chance to get familiar with locals over coffee, dinner some people's homes, drinks the neighborhood's pads and chance encounters on the street. these non-meeting meeting for most of the real intelligence could collect it. these are all great reasons, but the main reason to spend time in the city is the place for the citizen. shuttling between a hotel and meeting facilities and other citizens do. the tickets of school, drop by dry cleaners, step out for lunch, hit the gym or pick up groceries, get them some song and considered even sure after dampier. friends who take enough for a night on the main square. these are among the normal things non-planners to penetrate the them, too. a couple years ago while working on a pl
they specialize in downtown someone higher to make a downtown plan elected and if there with my family, preferably for a month. there's many reasons to pursue a city where you plan it. first it's more efficient in terms of travel and meetings, something that can become expensive. second to get to know a place to memorize every building, street and block. it gives you the chance to get familiar with locals over coffee, dinner some people's homes, drinks the neighborhood's pads and chance...
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out of the revolution have you people been elected over time. i think a lot of principles of ron paul. where the guy tie in northern kentucky who could be one of the top five appeared he wins. he's in a subway primary. three leading republicans in a republican seat in a theater close to her at the top. interestingly, a young man who i don't think i've ever met and i don't think thomas thinks his upper back. thomas massie is a good chance of winning. the young man his 20 when your soldiers put a half a million dollars into super packed and he's supporting thomas massie, but it's a liberty young man who had been to the ron paul rally. he just got involved in the race in a big way. that race would be a week from today and if we win that coming out of another libertarian appear. i think within our caucus a season change. the ron paul revolution is having an effect on people who would've only say that conservatives now sometimes say their libertarian. enterococcus we debate and some rather maintain that some of us are so gung ho to put boots on the g
out of the revolution have you people been elected over time. i think a lot of principles of ron paul. where the guy tie in northern kentucky who could be one of the top five appeared he wins. he's in a subway primary. three leading republicans in a republican seat in a theater close to her at the top. interestingly, a young man who i don't think i've ever met and i don't think thomas thinks his upper back. thomas massie is a good chance of winning. the young man his 20 when your soldiers put a...
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the election cycle is continuous where once it was short. other countries of found ways to restrict fact to a shorter time frame which at least would save some money. >> host: doesn't that open more loopholes? if you restrict the time? wouldn't there be ways around that? >> guest: we are very inventive in this country and no doubt folks around a political process, perhaps the only difference would be we would save a little money and a lot of people are looking at this, we couldn't agree more that that is the root of the problem. the can't change the tax code or free trade or deregulation or the whole issue of debt financing until we figure out a way to get behind the influence of money. >> guest: this is not easy. it may not even be possible if the supreme court has deemed money and exercise of free speech. that really raises the bar on us. it means anything goes from here on out. >> host: a tweet for you gentlemen, how are the people to understand the true amount of what the government spends? where is there accessible, understandable data?
the election cycle is continuous where once it was short. other countries of found ways to restrict fact to a shorter time frame which at least would save some money. >> host: doesn't that open more loopholes? if you restrict the time? wouldn't there be ways around that? >> guest: we are very inventive in this country and no doubt folks around a political process, perhaps the only difference would be we would save a little money and a lot of people are looking at this, we couldn't...
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cramer profiled the presidential election, george h. w. bush, robert dole, gary hart, richard gephardt, joseph biden and michael dukakis. mr. cramer died this past monday at the age of 62. this is about an hour. c-span: richard ben cramer, in your book "what it takes: the way to the white house." is there any one thing that was a thread through the six candidates that you followed that would tell you what it takes? >> guest: i think there was, although i didn't set out to write a paradigm of a presidential candidate. there were some similarities, and, alas, similarities in the stories of their campaigns. i found out that the title what it takes is kind of a double-edged sword because all of them start out thinking they have what it takes, but in the end they find out what it takes from them, and what it takes is that whole life that brought them to the point they could be candidates in the first place. c-span: when did you start this book? >> guest: the middle of 1986 is when i wrote the proposal. i was out there working by the end of '86.
cramer profiled the presidential election, george h. w. bush, robert dole, gary hart, richard gephardt, joseph biden and michael dukakis. mr. cramer died this past monday at the age of 62. this is about an hour. c-span: richard ben cramer, in your book "what it takes: the way to the white house." is there any one thing that was a thread through the six candidates that you followed that would tell you what it takes? >> guest: i think there was, although i didn't set out to write...
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the holding of the elections. i'm very pleased that things have fallen in place, for now. we stand ready to assist in that process. and in terms of the message to the international community, i think we must be prepared as an international community to adjust our approach. and to be critical of ourselves. and to learn from the experien experience. there is need for reflection. there is need for an assessment. may be now is the time to assess three years of assistance to haiti and to see what we've learned over the past three years from what is the best way to do things, and how not to do it. and i want to recall there, and i will close with this, they were six parameters discussed on the 25th of january, 2010 in montrÉal during an industry leading about 80. one was as i mentioned before, ownership. i'm very happy to see -- i'd like to give content to them. to that objective. second is -- we worked together. i think there's a lot that still needs to be done. building synergies, creating synergies among organizations, jointly operating projects. between the different units
the holding of the elections. i'm very pleased that things have fallen in place, for now. we stand ready to assist in that process. and in terms of the message to the international community, i think we must be prepared as an international community to adjust our approach. and to be critical of ourselves. and to learn from the experien experience. there is need for reflection. there is need for an assessment. may be now is the time to assess three years of assistance to haiti and to see what...
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it won an election. face it. the reason people like barack obama is because he's cool. he beat a war hero, a community activist, an organizer, beat a war hero four years ago. how did that happen? because he was cool. it was cool to vote for him. the culture embraces fake coolness over real achievement. kids would rather play astronaut than actually be one. it's more interesting being famous than doing something. i will say this. i am -- there is a really big bright spot to president obama being re-lengthed. it is like tearing off a band-aid. if he lost, he would be back for another four years, and 45% more grayer making him more trustworthy. we're uncool. that's how we are. i look at the message. what is our message? we like to build things, making things is cool. what's wrong with that. we like to open stuff. that's good. competition, competition is often the liberal view that self-esteem is better. better to fuel self-esteem than competition. the highest self-esteem is found in prison. i think i made that stat up. [laughter] it's one of those things you roadway and re
it won an election. face it. the reason people like barack obama is because he's cool. he beat a war hero, a community activist, an organizer, beat a war hero four years ago. how did that happen? because he was cool. it was cool to vote for him. the culture embraces fake coolness over real achievement. kids would rather play astronaut than actually be one. it's more interesting being famous than doing something. i will say this. i am -- there is a really big bright spot to president obama being...
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on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may 5th ellen shepherd went up and down. several like richard branson's project. it wasn't a flight. 20 days later, the president said we should go to the moon within this decade. a lot of people thought that was in possible. how could we do that? nobody had been in orbit yet in the united states. what kind of rockets are we going to build to be given to do it, and what is the main principle? he was going to build a big spacecraft but we didn't have a rocket to go in. we needed to lift the spacecraft that would do everything. take people up, go to the orbit, land, a comeback and then back into the ocean again. it was
on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may...
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and the way money influences those elections. but i still think when push comes to shove, it's still the best way to deal with it. but don't misunderstand me,
and the way money influences those elections. but i still think when push comes to shove, it's still the best way to deal with it. but don't misunderstand me,
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not unlike what happened three or four weeks co on the election nine and illness. one newspaper reporter had called it a race riot, a racist right occurring. it was not that. anti obama students, pro running students came out under the campus and demonstrated the right. they can do that. and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelight ceremony protesting the incident the night before. so mississippi was mississippi is moving. but you're right. there is more and more that should come and talk about it. you can get a balanced picture that their view of the south may not be the correct view today. it is not just a bunch of rioters throwing bricks. thank you. >> can you talk a little more about social security details? and i assume you were chosen for that. to you know why you were chosen? how did it end? >> thank you. i was the lead jeep in my battalion once we landed to go down sarah oxford. we were not prepared. i had to -- do your best. this is up for i ha
not unlike what happened three or four weeks co on the election nine and illness. one newspaper reporter had called it a race riot, a racist right occurring. it was not that. anti obama students, pro running students came out under the campus and demonstrated the right. they can do that. and a handful of students were screaming out racial slurs. putting that in context, the next day three times that amount of people showed up for a candlelight ceremony protesting the incident the night before....